Cushion support for furniture



Jan. 24, 1939. A E. BENNETT 2,145,037

CUSHION SUPPORT FOR FURNITURE Filed April 12, 1938 WITNESSES INVENTORfilexanderi'. BenneZ Z ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 24, 1939 UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE I 3 Claims.

This invention relates to cushion supports for furniture andparticularly to an improved construction especially adapted forsupporting radio receivers, an object being to provide a cushioning andresilient structure which willabsorb all, or most all, of the vibrationsbetween the floor and the radio receiver so that the latter may functionin its most emcient manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cushion support forradio receivers or other furniture which may be applied to the legs orbottom part of the furniture and adjusted to level the furniture.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a cushion support forradio receivers or other furniture which utilize rubber cushion membersand springs to secure a desired cushioning action. a

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary sectional viewthrough the leg of an article of furniture with an em-' V plied thereto.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, l indicates anarticle of furniture preferably the leg part thereof. This article offurniture is provided with a bore 2 adapted to receive a cushion 3.Where the legs of the article of furniture are sufficiently large thearrangement is as shown in Fig. 1. However, if the device is applied toan article of furniture which has no legs, as for instance a radioreceiver cabinet 4, an aperture 5 is formed in the bottom 6 and then thecushion 3 is fitted.

In case the radio receiver into this aperture. .or other article offurniture does not have a bottom, one or more boards could be securedinteriorly of the cabinet and the cushion device applied thereto so asto properly support the cabinet on the floor or on another article offurniture.

The device is particularly efficient in its use with radio receivers asheavy music being reproduced by a radio receiver will produce vibrationsin the cabinet which cause areaction of the flea. and thereby adistortion. By having the cushion members 3 arranged as shown in thedrawing, the vibration is absorbed to a large extent and the result isthat the sound is, more accurate and true. I

The particular construction of thecushion I is shown in Fig. 1.

From this figure it will be seen that the cushion-is provided with acasing 1, said casing being fully open at one end and substantiallyclosed at the other except for an opening through which the tube 8extends. At 5 the open end the casing I is provided with an annularflange 9 which is provided with any desired number of apertures forreceiving retaining screws Ill. The casing, i is preferably made frommetal though it could be made from 10 plastic material or other suitablematerial without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Arranged interiorly of the casing 1 are friction washers II and I2 andat the open end a friction washer l3; also a friction. washer I4 isarranged adjacent the closed end of the casing. All these washersfunction as friction members for the respective springs. l5 and Hi. Itwill be observed that there is provided a resilient rubber cushion I! atthe closed end of the casing 1 and washer i4 bears against this cushion.The respective washers fit loosely in casing l and may freely move whennecessary. Between the washers II and 12 there is arranged a resilientrubber cushion I8, while in the lower part of the washer I3 a supportingcushion of resilient rubber is is provided. The cushion i9 is preferablyof greater depth than the other rubber cushions and is provided with anaperture which accommodates part of a screw 20 and the head thereof. Thescrew 20 is threaded into the tube 8 so that all the cushions andsprings are normally under a slight compression. When three or four ofthe cushions 3 are applied to an article of furniture and it is foundthat the article is not level, screws 20 in all or certain of thecushions may be adjusted to level up the article.

It will be noted that each of the washers, except washer H, at theperiphery is T-shaped so that one side acts to hold the springs inproper place while the other side acts to hold the cushion in properplace. v

After the various cushions have been applied to the article offurniture, as shown for instance in Fig. 3, the article of furniture isplaced on the floor or on another article so that the weight will beapplied to the various cushions. This will cause the cushion is andassociated parts to move toward the closed end of the casing 1. Afterthe first movement there will be no appreciable further movement thoughany vibration will be quickly deadened or absorbed by the variouscushion members. This is true whether the vibration is in the floor onwhich the article of furniture stands or in the radio receiver itself.

I claim- 1. A cushion support for radio receivers or other furnitureincluding a casing having a flange, means coacting with the flange forsecuring the -casing in position on the article to be supported,

a plurality of resilient rubber cushion members arranged in said casing,a coil spring arranged between adjacent cushion members, and a manuallyactuated adjusting member for varying the tension of said cushionmembers and said springs.

2. A cushion support for furniture including a' casing, means forconnecting the casing with an article of furniture, a resilient rubbercushion arranged at one end of said casing, a resilient memberspositioned to receive the end portions of said springs, said frictionmembers having means overlapping part of the springs and part of therubber cushion members.

3. A supporting cushion for an article of furniture comprising a casinghaving an open end and a closed end, a resilient rubber cushion memberarranged interiorly of and against said closed end, a metal washerarranged against said cushion member, a coil spi .ng having one endengaging said washer, a second washer engaging the opposite end of saidspring, a rubber cushion arranged on the opposite side of said secondwasher to said spring, a coil spring arranged between said lastmentionedcushion and the open end of the casing, a rubber cushion memberprojecting from the open end of said casing, and a threaded structureengaging said last-mentioned cushion memberand the closed end of saidcasing whereby the tension and position of the respective cushion 20

